A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
CHARLES DE GAULLEEvery Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
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Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
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Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
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Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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France has no friends, only interests.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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